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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lighthouse Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes a volume of poetry that becomes very successful?
(a) Mr. Ramsay
(b) Lily Briscoe
(c) Mr. Tansley
(d) Mr. Carmichael

2. What is Mrs. Ramsay sorry for after she tells James they cannot go to the Lighthouse?
(a) That they hadn't gone before
(b) That she ever told Mr. Ramsay they were going
(c) That she ever offered to bring him there in the first place
(d) That she raises his hopes for the trip

3. What is the thing Mr. Bankes and Lily Briscoe see that they are not supposed to?
(a) Mrs. Ramsay crying
(b) Mr. Ramsay reciting is poetry.
(c) The children pulling up Mrs. Ramsay's flowers
(d) A present James made for his mother.

4. How does Lily think Mr. Ramsay has changed through the years?
(a) He is a more loving father.
(b) He does not like books anymore.
(c) He developed an interest in ordinary human things and shed his worries and ambitions
(d) He became even more obnoxious and unfriendly.

5. What is Mr. Ramsay's reaction as he sees his wife sitting in sadness?
(a) He is hurt by his wife's distance, feeling that he can't speak to her.
(b) He thinks she is looking for attention.
(c) He feels she is overreacting.
(d) He ignores her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the first guests to arrive at the Ramsay's house?

2. Who is the only person Lily doesn't mind looking at her painting?

3. What do the gulls, flowers, trees, and the earth itself seem to be saying on a summer evening at the Ramsay's house?

4. What is Mrs. Ramsay bringing to the Lighthouse for the keeper's ailing son?

5. Why is Mrs. Ramsay so worried about the way her son, Jasper, passes the time?

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